Siemens launches its new AI-powered assistant for industrial engineering
Join the Expert Committee for the 2024 3D Printing Industry Awards to help select the winners! Industrial manufacturing firm Siemens has unv…
Optimizing 3D printing performance with Bondtech’s Core Heating Technology
Core Heating Technology (CHT) from Bondtech, the Swedish manufacturer of world-leading filament feeders, increases 3D printing speeds by over 30%. CHT…
Materialise adds novel AM materials to its portfolio
Belgian 3D printing company Materialise has introduced three new materials to its AM portfolio. These materials include Polyamide 12S (PA 12S), Polyamide 11 (PA 11) for Multi Jet Fusion, and Carbon Fi…
More 3D Printing Leaders Join the 3MF Consortium
Earlier this year, Microsoft and the Join Development Foundation launched the 3MF Consortium with a number of important 3D printing and tech companies – Shapeways. SLM Solutions, HP, Autodesk, D…
Colibri3D's New $300 3D Printer Opens Up Consumer Market in Mexico
Our recent list of the the most affordable 3D printers on the market will soon have a new entry. Colibri3D, the first Mexican 3D printer manufacturer, is about to launch the Colibri Home, a 10x10x10 c…
Cura Gets a Complete Overhaul, Becomes More Intuitive & Stylish
The new version of one of the most widely adopted slicing programs, developed by Ultimaker and shared with the open source community, has been released today. Cura, which can be downloaded from its of…
3D Printing is Getting Trendier in 3D Hubs' Trendiest Report to Date
It has been a couple of months since I last looked at a 3D Hubs’s Monthly Report (arguably one of the most comprehensive hard data source for the young and blooming personal 3D printing sector) and qu…
Dubai Seeks to Erect World's 1st 3D Printed Office Building
As the 3D printed architecture industry begins incubating, projects are emerging that hope to implement this still nascent technology. There have been a number of large-scale structures printed piece…
The Top 10 3D Printers Under $1,000
With the Buccaneer finally hitting the market at well above $800, the Makibox disappearing from the radar and the SUMPODs sold out, it seems that the perfect low-cost 3D printer is still far away from…
Microsoft Publishes Improved Oculus Rift Lenses for 3D Printing
It became pretty clear at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo earlier this month that Microsoft and Oculus seemed to have developed an unspoken partnership with some of their technology. It was a…
YouMagine Survey Reveals Desktop 3D Printing's Practical Side
While industrial 3D printing takes the lion’s share of analysis from industry consultants, the desktop 3D printing world can provide key insight into the state of the technology, transforming co…
Autodesk Aims to Replicate Speed & Precision of Gizmo 3D's Ultra-Fast 3D Printing
Carbon3D created quite a stir when they announced their super fast CLIP technology that grows parts instead of building them layer by layer. The announcement spawned a race to match the top-down, high…
With $30M Investment Shapeways Eyes 3D Printing in Japan
Earlier this year, French 3D printing service bureau Sculpteo raised €5 Million, some of which came from the family behind the multinational grocery giant Auchan. Today, Sculpteo’s Dutch compet…
DesignBox3D: A Knowledgeable 3D Printing Company by Design
DesignBox3D is a fairly unique reseller in today’s 3D printer market, and by that I mean that they actually know about the things they sell, and understand the technology itself. I have been reporting…
Naturebytes' 3D Printed Kit Helps You Catch Two Birds with One Cam
In an interview from a few months ago, Arduino’s founder Massimo Banzi told me that it is not enough to just say we want to teach 3D printing in schools. He explained that, first, we need to fig…